Chapter 5902-3 Education, Diplomas, Degrees

(A)
A high school diploma may be awarded to
any living world war II, Korean conflict, or Vietnam conflict veteran, or
posthumously to a living relative, who left a public or non-public school
located in any state prior to graduation in order to serve in the armed forces
of the United States, or who left a public or nonpublic school located in any
state prior to graduation due to family circumstances and subsequently entered
the armed forces of the United States, and meets all of the following criteria:

(1)
The veteran is a current resident of the
state of Ohio, or was previously enrolled in any high school in this state, or
was a resident of the state of Ohio at the time of death.

(2)
The veteran served at any time during the
period of September 16, 1940 to December 31, 1946 or June 27, 1950 to January
31, 1955, or August 5, 1964 (February 28, 1961, for veterans who served "in
country" before August 5, 1964) to May 7, 1975 in any branch of the armed
forces of the United States, which includes:

(3)
The veteran received an honorable
discharge from the armed forces of the United States as verified by a certified
copy of their discharge or of other proof of service.

(B)
An application
verifying all the requirements set forth in paragraph
(A) of this rule shall be forwarded, upon completion, to the board of
education of any city, exempted village, or local school district or governing
authority of any chartered nonpublic school or county education service center
in Ohio.

(A)
A high school
diploma may be awarded to any woman who left high school during world war II,
the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam conflict, or posthumously to a living
relative of a woman, who left a public or non-public school located in any
state prior to graduation in order to join the workforce to support her family
or to join the war effort, or who left a public or nonpublic school located in
any state prior to graduation due to family circumstances and subsequently
joined the workforce or war effort, and meets all of the following criteria:

(1)
The woman is a current resident of the
state of Ohio, or was previously enrolled in any high school in this state, or
was a resident of the state of Ohio at the time of death.

(2)
The woman left a public or nonpublic
school located in any state prior to graduation in order to join the workforce
to support her family or to join the war effort; or,

(3)
The woman left a public or nonpublic
school located in any state prior to graduation due to family circumstances and
subsequently joined the workforce or war effort; and,

(4)
The woman has not been granted a diploma
as provided in section
3313.61 or
3313.612 of the Revised Code, a
diploma of adult education as provided in section
3313.611 of the Revised Code or
a diploma under this rule.

(B)
An application
verifying all the requirements set forth in paragraph
(A) of this rule shall be forwarded, upon completion, to the board of
education of any city, exempted village, or local school district or governing
authority of any chartered nonpublic school or county education service center
in Ohio.